MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
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Established in 1979
Over 600 researchers
Established in 1979 as a research collaboration between Mahidol University (Thailand), Oxford University (UK) and the UK's Wellcome Trust, the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) conducts targeted clinical trials and public health research that aim to discover and develop appropriate, affordable interventions that measurably improve the health of people living in resource-limited parts of the world.
The Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit's main office and laboratories are located within the Faculty of Tropical Medicine at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, with MORU Units, study sites and collaborations across Thailand, Asia and Africa.
The core of MORU’s activities remains patient-centred clinical research, and the laboratory, mathematical and economic modelling work, and academic and logistical activities needed to support this.
Our geographically dispersed but integrated network affords us the ability to answer important public health questions in the resource-limited settings in which we work:
- What are the best ways to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the prevalent infectious and nutritional diseases?
- How can the survival of critically ill patients in these settings be improved?
Antimicrobial drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria and malaria parasites has reached crisis point in Southeast Asia. MORU works to determine:
- How can we best treat patients infected with resistant pathogens?
- What is the best way to reduce antibiotic usage and thus the selective pressure on bacteria?
- What are the most ethical and effective tools and strategies to use in malaria elimination campaigns?
- What are the most prevalent acute febrile illnesses, their causes and most effective treatments?
- How can we improve medicine quality?
MORU’s work has led to strong and lasting collaborations with governments, international health agencies, hospitals, academic colleagues and communities across the globe, and supported the education and professional development of local health staff and medical researchers.
An Affiliated Research Centre (ARC) for the UK’s Open University, MORU hosts post-graduate and post-doctoral students from the University of Oxford (UK), Mahidol University (Thailand) and several other universities from across the globe.
MORU is generously supported with significant funding from the Wellcome Trust, our major funding partner. We also receive funding from other trusts and foundations, governments, and multi-lateral donors.
MORU Researchers
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Nicholas Day
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Ayorinde Adehin
Scientist
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Bipin Adhikari
Research physician, Social Sciences, and Infectious Diseases
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Ricardo Aguas
University Research Lecturer
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Thomas Althaus
Infectious disease specialist
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Premjit Amornchai
Laboratory manager
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Elizabeth Ashley
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Germana Bancone
Haematology Research Scientist at SMRU
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Abi Beane
Researcher
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Stuart Blacksell
Professor of Tropical Microbiology
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Daniel Blessborn
Senior Scientist
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David Burton
Chief Operating Officer (MORU)
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Celine Caillet
Research scientist, Pharm D, PhD
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James Callery
Research Physician
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Olivier Celhay
Statistics and Econometrics
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Xin Hui Chan
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases
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Arjun Chandna
Research Physician
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Vilada Chansamouth
Epidemiologist
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Victor Chaumeau
SMRU Entomology Lab Supervisor
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Phaik Yeong Cheah
Professor of Global Health
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Claire Chewapreecha
Wellcome International Intermediate Fellow
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Kesinee Chotivanich
Associate professor
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Cindy Chu
Clinical researcher
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Ben Cooper
Professor of Epidemiology
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Cintia Cruz
Research Physician
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David Dance
Clinical Microbiologist
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Mehul Dhorda
DeTACT-Africa Coordinator / Head of Specimen Management Laboratory
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Christiane Dolecek
Associate Professor
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Arjen Dondorp
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Audrey Dubot-Peres
Head of Virology
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Susanna Dunachie
Professor of Infectious Diseases
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Ivo Elliott
Infectious Disease Physician
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Caterina Fanello
Research Director
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Gregory Fegan
Head, Clinical Trials Support Group (CTSG)
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Bo Gao
Research Fellow
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Richard Hoglund
Head of Pharmacometrics
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Sazid Ibna Zaman
Data manager & GIS specialist
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Mallika Imwong
Malariologist at Mahidol Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics
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Anchalee Jatapai
Senior Epidemiologist
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Jahirul Karim
Research Physician
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Kevin Kobylinski
Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Medical Entomology
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Thomas Lamb
Snake bite coordinator
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Sue Lee
Senior Statistician CTSG
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Direk Limmathurotsakul
Assistant Professor
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Clare Ling
Operations and Laboratory Manager, COMRU
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Yoel Lubell
Professor of Global Health
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Richard Maude
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Mayfong Mayxay
Vice-President of the Lao University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health
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Rose McGready
Professor of Tropical Maternal and Child Health
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Olivo Miotto
Associate Professor
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Mavuto Mukaka
Associate Professor
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Paul Newton
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Pengby Ngor
Data manager & GIS specialist
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François Nosten
Professor in Tropical Medicine
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Mathupanee Oonsivilai
Research Assistant
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Anne Osterrieder
Public Engagement Coordinator
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Wirichada Pan-ngum
Associate Professor
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Carlo Perrone
Research Physician
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Thomas Peto
Research Epidemiologist
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Koukeo Phommasone
Infectious Disease Physician
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Aung Pyae Phyo
Post-doctoral Researcher
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Luigi Pisani
Postdoc Clinical Researcher
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Katherine Plewes
Clinical Investigator
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Sreymom Pol
Researcher
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Richard Price
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Tamalee Roberts
Research Microbiologist
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Matthew Robinson
University Research Lecturer
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Jeanne Salje
Associate Professor
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Sompob Saralamba
Senior Scientific Software Developer
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William Schilling
Research Physician
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Marcus Schultz
Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Critical Care
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Sheetal Silal
Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Tropical Disease Modelling
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Ipsita Sinha
Research Physician
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Frank Smithuis
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Myo Maung Maung Swe
DPhil Student of Clinical Medicine
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Joel Tarning
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
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Bob Taylor
Associate Professor
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Janjira Thaipadungpanit
Senior Scientist
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Rupam Tripura
Clinical Researcher
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Claudia Turner
Associate Professor
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Paul Turner
Professor of Paediatric Microbiology
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Rob Van Der Pluijm
TRAC II project coordinator
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Lorenz Von Seidlein
Professor of Global Health
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Manivanh Vongsouvath
Director of Microbiology Laboratory
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Naomi Waithira
MORU head of Data Management
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Tri Wangrangsimakul
Research physician
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James Watson
IDDO Associate Director
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Nicholas White
Professor of Tropical Medicine
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Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
Senior Scientist
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Mo Yin
Infectious Diseases Physician
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Win Zaw
GIS & Data Specialist (Myanmar)